• Arctic Medics named ‘Dimes’ nurses of the year

    Five members of the 3rd Medical Group were honored at the 2008 Alaska March of Dimes Nurse of the Year banquet. Winning in five of the 16 categories, the 3rd MDG had the largest group of winners from one facility. Maj. Julie Hanson, 3rd Surgical Operations Squadron, provides extensive preventative

  • Housing residents express concerns in town hall meetings

    Town hall meetings were held Oct. 21 and 23 for those members residing in privatized family housing. The meetings were co-chaired between 3rd Wing senior leaders and Aurora Military Housing leadership. The intent of these meetings was to pass on pertinent issues related to family housing, receive

  • Elmendorf Army Air Base’s first commander

    On Nov. 28, 1942, a C-47 assigned to the 54th Troop Carrier Squadron, took off from Naknek en-route to Elmendorf Army Air Base. Thirty minutes after the plane departed, the Naknek control tower lost contact with it. The weather at the time required instrument flying with severe winds, up to 70 mph,

  • Air Force Band Sonora fosters relationships in Kyrgyzstan

    The Air Forces Central band "Sonora" played to all audience spectrums as they performed 11 concerts in their eight-day visit here, Nov. 12-20. The 10-person band's visit to Manas included multiple performances at a wide variety of venues in the local Kyrgyz communities. The band is known as Sonora

  • Arctic Warriors reminded of snowmachine procedures

    Summers in Alaska are beautiful, but uncertain. Winters, however can be safely assumed to be snowy and cold. The beauty of snow-filled woods and the pleasure of traversing the winter landscape with family and friends make snow machining fun. However, there are a few things that operators should be

  • Air Force dominates to another rugby title

    The Air Force claimed its fifth consecutive Armed Forces Rugby Championship on Stewart-Watson Field defeating the Navy 37-8 Nov. 20. Air Force advanced to the championship match by posting a 4-0 record in the round-robin tournament while the Navy posted a 3-1 record to make it to the championship